transcription, транскрипция: [ pes-ˈti-f(ə-)rəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pestifer pestilential, noxious, from pestis + -fer -ferous
Date: 15th century
1. : dangerous to society : pernicious
2.
a. : carrying or propagating infection : pestilential
b. : infected with a pestilential disease
3. : troublesome , annoying
• pes·tif·er·ous·ly adverb
• pes·tif·er·ous·ness noun